New Yale Study Pinpoints Key Protein in Severe Vascular Disease
New research from Yale University investigates factors that squeeze, or narrow, the aorta in a common vascular disease, revealing a target for potential new treatments….
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New Study Shows Even Moderate Alcohol Consumption Can Harm People with HIV
A newly published study from Yale University shows that moderate alcohol consumption is more harmful to people with HIV than uninfected individuals, raising the risk…
Biochemists Identify Another Piece of the Parkinson’s Disease Pathology Puzzle
An international team has discovered that the LRRK2 kinase regulates cellular trafficking by deactivating Rab proteins. This finding illuminates a novel route for therapeutic development…
Yale Researchers Identify Molecular Link between Obesity and Fatty Liver Disease
The high levels of obesity in the United States contribute to fatty liver disease, the most common form of liver disease. A newly published study…
New Yale Study Links Childbearing to Accelerated Aging
New research from Yale University reveals the first evidence that childbearing may cause accelerated aging in women. The researchers tested 100 healthy postmenopausal women from…
Yale Examines How Bacteria Might Trigger and Treat Autoimmune Disease
New research from Yale University is exploring how beneficial bacteria that live in the gut might trick the body into an autoimmune reaction known as…
Yale Study Reveals Toxins in Fracking Fluids and Wastewater
New research from the Yale School of Public Health analyzed more than 1,000 chemicals in fluids used in and created by hydraulic fracturing (fracking), finding…
Immune Therapy Drug Prolongs Survival in Advanced Lung Cancer Patients
A newly published study involving patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer resistant to chemotherapy has found a promising weapon in an immune therapy drug…
New Research Reveals How Cancer Cells Escape Blood Vessels
A newly published study from MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital reveals how cancer cells latch onto blood vessels and invade tissues to form new tumors…
Hospital Price Study Reveals ‘Mind-Boggling’ Variation Across USA
A new study from Yale University economists reveals that the prices hospitals negotiate with health insurance companies vary enormously within and across geographic regions in…
Yale Researchers Discover New Complexities Behind Drug Resistance
New research from Yale University probes genes for clues to drug resistance in aggressive breast cancer. By sifting through the 20,000 protein-encoding genes in the…
Scientists Develop a New Way to Deliver MicroRNAs for Cancer Treatment
By twisting RNA strands into a triple helix and embedding them in a biocompatible gel, researchers from MIT have developed a new way to shrink…
New Strategy to Better Protect Cancer Patients from the Flu
Scientists from Yale University have developed a new vaccine strategy that reduces the risk of flu infections in cancer patients at highest risk for influenza….
MRI May Lead to Overdiagnosis of Cancer
New research from Yale University details how magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for many women undergoing breast cancer surgery might identify health problems that would not…
Yale Study Shows Enhanced Treatment for Hepatitis C Could Cut Prevalence by 80%
New research from Yale University shows that novel antiviral therapies for hepatitis C could reduce the prevalence of the blood-borne infection by more than 80%….
Experimental Alzheimer’s Drug J147 Shows Anti-Aging Effects
New research from the Salk Institute shows that the experimental Alzheimer’s drug J147 has a host of unexpected anti-aging effects in animals. The Salk team…
Study Shows Diabetes Drug Significantly Reduces Risk of Heart Failure
A new clinical trial has shown that a type 2 diabetes drug significantly reduces hospitalizations and death from heart failure. The findings, from a large…
A New Paradigm for Cancer Research, One That Focuses on Improving Efficacy and Value
A newly published study from Yale University tackles the issue of value in cancer research, recommending a new paradigm for research that focuses on improving…
